Stand Up India and MUDRA
Stand Up India and MUDRA
Stand Up India and MUDRA
Salient Features:
➢ Launched on 8th April, 2015
➢ Divided into three Categories:
(i) Shishu – up to Rs. 50,000/-
(ii) Kishore – above Rs. 50,000/- and up to Rs. 5,00,000
(iii) Tarun – above Rs. 5 lakh and up to Rs. 10 lakh.
➢ Borrowers can avail loan facility from any Member Lending
Institution (MLIs) - Public Sector/Private Sector/Foreign/ PMMY year wise
Regional Rural/Small Finance Banks, NBFC-MFIs, NBFCs
6.22
and MFIs. 5.99
➢ No processing fee for loans up to Rs. 50,000/- (Shishu 5.07
4.81
category).
3.97
➢ Banks have been mandated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 3.49 3.37
3.22 3.22
not to insist for collateral security in the case of loans up to 2.54
Rs. 10 lakh extended to units in the Micro and Small 1.81
Enterprises (MSE) sector. 1.37
1.05
➢ Rate of interest is decided by the MLIs and interest is 0.60
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Stand-Up India
The Stand Up India Scheme launched on 5th April, 2016 aims to
promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled
Tribe and Women by facilitating bank loans of value between Rs.10
lakh and Rs.1 Crore to at least one SC/ ST borrower and one woman
borrower per bank branch of Scheduled Commercial Banks for
setting up Greenfield enterprises in trading, manufacturing and
services sector. In 2019-20, the Stand Up India scheme was
extended for the entire period coinciding with the 15th Finance
Commission period of 2020-25.
Salient Features:
➢ Launched on 5th April, 2016
➢ Aims to promote entrepreneurship amongst Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe and women borrowers.
➢ Facilitate bank loans between Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 1 Crore to at
least one SC/ ST borrower and one woman borrower per
bank branch of Scheduled Commercial Banks for setting up
Greenfield enterprises in manufacturing, service or trading
sector and activities allied to agriculture.
➢ The borrower to contribute at least 10% of the project cost
as own contribution.
➢ In 2019-20, the scheme was extended up to 2025 coinciding
with the period of the 15th Finance Commission
➢ In budget 2021-22, the margin money from the borrower
has been reduced from “up to 25%” to “up to 15%” Source :SIDBI
➢ Composite loan including Term loan and Working capital
➢ Guarantee coverage under Credit Guarantee Fund for Stand-
Up India (CGFSI) operated by NCGTC.
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Activities covered under the scheme:
➢ Scheme was originally for setting up Greenfield
Enterprises in trading, manufacturing and services
sector.
➢ Loans for enterprises in ‘Activities allied to
agriculture’ e.g. pisciculture, beekeeping, poultry,
livestock, rearing, grading, sorting, aggregation agro
industries, dairy, fishery, agriclinic and agribusiness
centers, food & agro-processing etc.
➢ Includes services supporting the above activities
➢ Does not include crop loans, land improvement such as
canals, irrigation, wells
➢ A hand holding ecosystem of different agencies has been
evolved for supporting prospective beneficiaries through
financial training, skilling, entrepreneurship development,
work shed requirement, mentoring, application filling/ DPR
preparation etc.
Source :SIDBI
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